Plate Tectonics,Earthquakes,and Volcanoes Crossword

an _________________ is the shaking of the surface of the Earth
is the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle
is a fracture, or break, A_________________in Earth’s lithosphere, along which blocks of rock move past each other
_____________is the force exerted when an object presses on, pulls on, or pushes against another object
Along a ____________________, the block of rock above the fault plane slides down relative to the other block
Along a____________________, the block of rock above the fault plane moves up relative to the other block
Along a ___________________, blocks of rock move sideways on either side of the fault plane.
__________________are vibrations caused by earthquakes
The______________of an earthquake is the point underground where rocks first begin to move
earthquakes occur_______________
the_______________ is the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus
The fastest seismic waves are called____________________
______________________are the second seismic waves to arrive at any particular location after an earthquake
Secondary waves can travel through rock,but unlike primary waves they cannot travel through
Primary waves can travel through_________,_____________,_____________
____________________are seismic waves that move along Earth’s surface, not through its interior.
Surface waves cause the______________ ground movements and the most damage
A________________is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface
Surface waves travel________________ than the other types of seismic waves.
When scientists learned that secondary waves cannot pass through Earth’s outer core, they realized that the outer core is not______________
Primary waves are the______________seismic waves